The Groove

The greatest albums of all time

108,862 albums ranked by the Groove — music.nw’s own measure of renown. Not an opinion, a fact computed from the record. Why?

No. 1

Harvest

Neil Young · Warner Bros. Records · 1972

2,621.940

Why this number?

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93193 There Is a Hell Believe Me I’ve Seen It. There Is a Heaven Let’s Keep It a Secret Bring Me the Horizon · Visible Noise · 2010 5.810

93194 A Smouldering Fire Mirror of Deception · Cyclone Empire · 2010 5.810

93195 King for a Day Micky Dolenz · 2010 5.810

93196 Live Vieux Farka Touré · Six Degrees Records · 2010 5.810

93197 The Mellow Turning Moment Embee · Bad Taste Records · 2010 5.810

93198 Sad Sour Future The Poison Control Center · Afternoon Records · 2010 5.810

93199 Burn Your Town The Chapman Family · 2011 5.810

93200 I Want That You Are Always Happy The Middle East · [PIAS] Recordings · 2011 5.810

93201

Confesiones de un artista de mierda Iván Ferreiro · wea · 2011 5.810

93202 Boundless! Assaulter · Poison Tongue · 2011 5.810

93203 Ut ur min skalle Movits! · Universal Music AB · 2011 5.810

93204 Parabolas John Tejada · Kompakt · 2011 5.810

93205 The Lotus Effect Sun Caged · Lion Music · 2011 5.810

93206 Cocoon Meg & Dia · 2011 5.810

93207

Under the Mistletoe Justin Bieber · Def Jam Recordings · 2011 5.810

93208 Are You Falling in Love? Gold-Bears · Slumberland Records · 2011 5.810

93209 Imprint Julia Hülsmann Trio · ECM Records · 2011 5.810

93210 Born Ugly Got Worse The Slow Death · 2011 5.810

93211 Curios Hussey · Cherry Red Records · 2011 5.810

93212 Innerquake Phoebe Killdeer and the Short Straws · Kwaidan Records · 2011 5.810

93213 Eleonore The Bony King of Nowhere · 2011 5.810

93214 Arms & Hammers Strong Arm Steady · Element 9 · 2011 5.810

93215

Reading Too Much Into Things Like Everything The School · Elefant Records · 2012 5.810

93216

Valtari Sigur Rós · XL Recordings · 2012 5.810